A new report says North Korea hit one of its own cities a year ago during a failed missile test. The location of the crash was previously unknown, but a US government source told The Diplomat that the missile came down in the city of Tokchon, located approximately 40 miles northeast of the airfield.

Satellite imagery scanned by the authors shows damage to industrial or agricultural buildings near a residential area.

No casualties were reported, but given Pyongyang's rigid control of the press, it is impossible to know the extent of the destruction and possible loss of life caused by a missile plunging into a populated area.

However The Diplomat has revealed the missile crash-landed in the North Korean city of Tokchon causing significant damage to buildings there.

Another danger pointed out by The Diplomat comes from North Korea's newly demonstrated ability to carry out surprise tests. And there has been times they have done it from heavily populated regions.

A Google image of the site where The Diplomat says a failed missile came crashing to earth.
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The highly troubling report again highlights the dangers of North Korea's missile ambitions and raises concerns that should a future launch fail at the wrong time, the trajectory of the missile could appear to resemble an attack on Japan.

In the weeks after the failed April 28 launch one of three failures in that month - the Hwasong-12 enjoyed a successful launch on May 14.

In the war of words that followed, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened to launch a missile strike on the United States with President Donald Trump then responding in kind, saying that he did not rule a military solution to the conflict.

Trump, who has frequently called Kim "little rocket man", tweeted Tuesday that he also has a nuclear button that's "bigger and more powerful".

With those changes, the USA would only have a few hours to detect pre-launch preparations in the event that North Korea prepares to strike.

South Korean officials offered high-level talks with North Korea to find ways to cooperate on the Olympics and discuss other inter-Korean issues.

Hatch also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and was at the centre of numerous biggest confirmation battles. Asked if he thought Romney would be interested in coming to Washington during the Trump era, Trump replied, "I don't know".

Chances are good that some of the advice friends and family gave you about avoiding or dealing with the flu is wrong. Blum pointed out that many groups who may think they should avoid the shot are mistaken.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) at Delhi's Shadipur was recorded at 332, and Siri Fort at 388 - both in the "hazardous" category. The fog also affected train operations with more than 50 trains running behind schedule at the New Delhi railway station.

The doctors are opposing this new NMC bill, said that the passing of this bill will be the black day in the medical history. And the majority of the new council members will be appointed by the government.

Flying debris could lead to injuries or danger to life, while some damage to buildings is likely, it has said. The warning was issued at 5am this morning and is in place from 4pm today until 9pm on Wednesday.

A rare "Wolf Moon" last night ushered in the New Year as it lit up the skies above Britain and is set to reach its peak tonight. That is the point in the moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to Earth and it makes for a pretty spectacular sight.

A wind chill warning means the combination of very cold air and the wind will create dangerously low wind chill values. Northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas are starting off the new year with bone-chilling temperatures Monday morning.

Buddybuild, as part of the deal, will discontinue its service for Alphabet's GOOGL Android app development starting Mar 1, 2018. Apple set a new record for App Store sales on New Year's Day, thanks to a 25 percent increase from the same day a year earlier.

In the days ahead, we will be calling for an emergency session both here in NY , and at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. During her speech, Haley further pressed the global community to support the Iranian people.

But many North Korea watchers say the young leader's two-track approach is a ploy to shake the South Korea-U.S. alliance. He said the North and South could meet urgently to discuss the North sending a delegation.

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